After Breaking Up, I Married the Dying Tycoon in a Flash-Chapter 365: Tender Trap (Part 7)

Under Wang Shao’s eager gaze, An Jiayi nodded slightly, her expression docile, "I originally had no major conflict with Teacher Jiang Yan."

Wang Shao finally left satisfied, leaving Jiang Yan standing there, shivering all over, looking at An Jiayi with a face full of sorrow and indignation.

An Jiayi met her gaze, very calmly, "I admit I plotted against you, I’m sorry."

Jiang Yan sneered, "You finally admit it! An Jiayi, I really didn’t see it coming, your schemes are so intense!"

"I didn’t know before that I could be so scheming. If it weren’t for these years, Teacher Jiang Yan, you suppressing me at every turn, I wouldn’t have grown this fast." An Jiayi remained calm as she said, "How many female actresses in the company are you still suppressing from getting ahead, can you count them all?"

Jiang Yan slightly lifted her chin, a stubborn pride on her face, "So what? I am the company’s top actress, I can treat you all as I please, what use is your dissatisfaction?"

"It’s useless." An Jiayi smiled, her smile piercing Jiang Yan’s heart, making Jiang Yan’s expression even more awkward.

And An Jiayi continued to speak, undisturbed: "That’s why I’ve had enough of being a fish on the chopping block. I want you to know now that I am no longer the An Jiayi you could mold and shape at will."

Anger and veins spreading through Jiang Yan’s eyes.

Her hand slowly clenched into a fist, she gritted her teeth and said, "An Jiayi, I am also eager to see how long you can remain defiant, waiting for the day you’re discarded by Xie Zhang!"

Such a malicious curse.

But An Jiayi felt that Jiang Yan really didn’t need to be so anxious. According to Xie Zhang’s attitude just now, she too would be discarded soon.

An Jiayi felt a numb calmness in her heart, she still looked at Jiang Yan’s face, and after a long while, she smiled faintly, "I also want to see if that day is coming soon."

At night, the lights in the private villa were dim.

An Jiayi emptied the water in the fish tank, filled it with stones, and kept two money turtles.

She squatted in front of the ten-meter-long fish tank, watching the two little creatures slowly moving around, her slender nightgown dragging on the floor, reflecting a gentle satin sheen under the light.

An Jiayi knew that Xie Zhang would not come tonight.

After the confrontation with Jiang Yan, Xie Zhang had someone send her home directly.

He didn’t even want to take another look at her.

An Jiayi wondered if she was falling out of favor?

But to be exact, she seemed to have never really been cherished.

Xie Zhang’s attitude towards her was more like admiring an unremarkable ornament, perhaps with some slightly impressive details, but still unable to hide the overall mediocrity.

His neglect was inevitable, An Jiayi had no complaints.

Several more days passed, as the rain in Xiangjiang poured continuously, and after days of back-to-back work, An Jiayi finally realized that if she didn’t take the initiative, Xie Zhang might really never come.

An Jiayi called Xie Zhang’s assistant, who answered with some surprise, "Miss An?"

An Jiayi stood in the empty hall, holding the phone, softly saying, "Has Mr. Xie been very busy recently?"

"Yes, recently Mr. Xie has a lot on his hands." The assistant paused, then kindly said, "Miss An, do you have any message you’d like me to convey to Mr. Xie?"

An Jiayi thought for a moment, and spoke very straightforwardly, "Could you please tell Mr. Xie that my period is over?"

The assistant paused for a moment, then responded with a gentle tone and a hint of a smile, "Okay Miss An, I will convey your message."

An Jiayi nodded and hung up the phone.

She didn’t dwell on this call.

Xie Zhang didn’t want to come, no matter what she said, he wouldn’t come.

An Jiayi just had that sliver of hope, perhaps, the effort Xie Zhang spent on her was still expecting some return?

If so, then her call, no matter what, was not presumptuous.

That early morning, the bedroom door was pushed open.

An Jiayi, a light sleeper, sat up and saw Xie Zhang walking in from outside.

He was wearing a very formal and rigorous suit, which made his handsome and appealing face stand out even more. However, his expression was too cold, as if it were frozen solid.

An Jiayi sat on the bed, watching him with unexpected surprise.

Xie Zhang methodically undid his tie, smiled, and slowly said, "What? Don’t recognize me after a few days?"

"No..." An Jiayi’s words were swallowed up by Xie Zhang’s sudden approach.

Her voice choked, and she fell silent.

Xie Zhang smiled, gazing at her faintly, and kissed her without a word.

In the prolonged kiss, he pulled her into his arms. The dark shade in his eyes rippled outwards like an unfathomably deep lake.

He said, "An Jiayi, isn’t this what you wanted?"

They understood each other without needing to speak.

An Jiayi’s final impression of this moment and affair was pain and prolongation.

Xie Zhang was not really an expert in matters of romance.

Or perhaps, he simply wanted her to remember this pain.

An Jiayi blinked, tears rolling in her eyes.

Xie Zhang gently raised his hand to wipe her tears away.

In the dim light, he gazed at her, his gaze seeming as cold as ice, "Why are you crying?"

An Jiayi didn’t know; she felt somewhat lost about herself.

The sound of water flowing in the bathroom washed away the ambiguous atmosphere in the room, and the daylight outside had already brightened.

An Jiayi saw Xie Zhang come out of the bathroom, his hair wet and his face devilishly handsome.

He said, "Come back to Bai Garden with me."

That was where Xie Zhang usually lived.

An Jiayi had heard that no one had ever lived there before.

Thus, she became the first woman to live in Bai Garden.

Was it favoritism?

Perhaps it was just a whim.

Back at the company, Wang Shao had already heard of her latest movements.

The words "Bai Garden" carried significant weight.

Wang Shao could not even afford to maintain his usual pride; he was extremely cordial, smiling and saying, "Jiayi, I heard that you moved in with Mr. Xie?"

In this circle, there were no secrets.

Especially when it came to An Jiayi’s status, which was rather conspicuous.

An Jiayi nodded and said, "Yes."

"Last time, I could see that Mr. Xie genuinely likes you!" Wang Shao continued with a smile: "Maybe in the future, there will be a time when I come asking for your favor. By then, don’t forget the help I have provided."

An Jiayi smiled, acknowledging his words.

She looked up and saw Jiang Yan’s cold face.

Jiang Yan stopped her in the hallway; her expression was filled with reluctance, yet her smile was very thorough. She said, "An Jiayi, do you know where Xie Zhang went today?"

An Jiayi didn’t know; she was busy with moving.

Jiang Yan walked up to An Jiayi, very close. An Jiayi could even see the tears in Jiang Yan’s eyes. Jiang Yan said, "Do you want me to take you to see?"